Scientists believe the Yeti crab cultivates these bacteria as a food source, filtering them out of the water with its setae.

Male crabs of a species named after actor David Hasselhoff grow bigger claws than females so they can fight each other for a mate, according to a new study. Scientists from the universities of ...

The team compared The Hoff crab with another yeti crab found off Costa Rica ... than those of the Hoff crab - mostly for making food rather than fighting, Dr Roterman said.